For the purposes
of this interview, our interviewee will go by the nameBorn. It is to
protect his identity, and the identity of others.

Interviewer:
When
did you become a vampire?

Born:
I awakened just over a year ago, but it was many months before Irealized what
the intense cravings I had to endure actually were.

Interviewer:
How were you changed, and what do you call the process?

Born:
I call it awakening. I was not changed; this condition has been in mygenetic make
up since the day I was conceived. It just naturally developed.

Interviewer:
The old myths say vampires are dependant on blood. Are you, andare you dependant
on anything else?

Born:
Well, since I started feeding, I have had to continue, otherwise myimmune system
weakens, and I get ill very easily. As for dependence on othersubstances, I
smoke and used to drink heavily, but that is mostly as aresult of trying
to satisfy the cravings before I understood them.

Interviewer:
Do objects such as crucifixes and garlic have any effect onyou?

Born:
Crucifixes heavily offend me, because of the hypocratic, genocidalregime they represent.
I do actually like a little bit of garlic onoccasion, so
I have to say that religious symbols such as Talismans andcrucifixes don't
affect me, if I have no belief in their power.

Interviewer:
Hollywood is notorious for going too far. You don't sleep in acoffin, do you?

Born:
Nope, I am actually a little claustrophobic. The Americanization ofthe vampire legend
has blown it even more out of proportion than theCatholic Church
did in the middle ages.

Interviewer:
I'd have to agree.

Born:
Itís more dangerous because there are people who want to become likeme without knowing
what it is really like.

Interviewer:
Have you had many people ask to be awakened?

Born:
This guy I once slept with and fed from kinda hinted he wanted to be'turned', but
even if it were possible, I wouldn't do it.

Interviewer:
Is it possible to awaken human beings, or does it have to be apart of their
system naturally?

Born:
Blood is a strong substance, highly addictive. The closest I couldget to turning
you, is letting you drink my blood immediately I have fed, somy energy is
stronger. And it would only get you addicted, not transformyou.

Interviewer:
If people feed off your blood when your energy is highest, dothey tend to
follow you around, become attached to you, that sort of thing?

Born:
Iíve never let anyone except one other vampire feed from me.

Interviewer:
How do you find people to feed from?

Born:
Close friends who know of my condition. I ask nicely.

Interviewer:
So, never anyone by force?

Born:
No, to get the positive energy you need, it has to be from a willingdonor.

Born:
It is an intimate thing, and it has led to sex with the donor before,but to say that
I do it for sexual arousal is incorrect, I do it because itmakes me feel
better, not like Iím dying inside.

Interviewer:
Does feeding follow a certain pattern; a certain process?

Born:
You mean, when I feed, what do I actually do?

Interviewer:
Yes.

Born:
I make the donor comfortable, normally lie down together, or sit closetogether on a
sofa or something. Then, one of us makes a cross-shaped cut onthe ball of his
or her hand. I then feed from there, using my teeth tosqueeze the blood
to the surface, and my tongue to draw it in to my mouth.

Interviewer:
How long does the process usually take, on average?

Born:
Five to ten minutes. I lose track of time when doing it though.

Interviewer:
Is there a specific place that you like to feed, like yourhome, or a club,
or is it just spontaneous?

Born:
It is wherever I can. Iím not fussy. As long as it is private andcomfortable.

Interviewer:
Do you consider vampirism a medical condition?

Born:
I am not sure. It is certainly a mix of physical and mental, but untilscientists open
their minds and actually locate what's causing it, then itcannot be called
a medical condition.

Interviewer:
Would a real vampire ever be caught dead, no pun intended, in acape?

Born:
It depends.

Interviewer:
On what?

Born:
If they are performing a play or something.

Interviewer:
*laughs*

Born:
I wear a trench coat. Thatís as close I get to a cape.

Interviewer:
Do you have fangs? Or is that another thing Hollywood made up?

Born:
Well, my canine teeth have grown longer since I awakened, but I knowvampires who
don't have them, and non-vampires that do. I think it might bea coincidence.

Interviewer:
Do you read vampire novels, or watch vampire films?

Born:
yeah, I do. They fascinate me, all the mythology that has grown uparound it

Interviewer:
Do you have a favorite one, or one that has been close to thetruth?

Born:
I enjoyed 'Interview with the Vampire' and 'Bram Stoker's Dracula',although they
are not realistic. There's also a more realistic British film,called ĎRazor
Blade Smileí.

Interviewer:
So, does the sunlight have a negative affect on you, likevampires from
movies and television?

Born: The UV rays
cause migraines, but we don't burst in to flames

Interviewer:
Do you get really bad sunburns?

Born:
I do. I hate the sunlight. My body temperature is also slightly lowerthan normal,
so the heat raises it to an uncomfortable temperature

Interviewer:
So it's just uncomfortable then?

Born:
Yes.

Interviewer:
Is your life other wise "normal" (i.e., college, friends,girlfriends)
other than the vampirism?

Born: It can affect
those other aspects of life, if I cannot get to feedwhen I am craving,
then it takes over, but I try to keep the different sidesto my life as
separate things.

Interviewer:
Do you and others like you have gatherings, or do you prefer tobe alone?

Born:
I like to be with other vampires, but I feel I would rather be alonesometimes

Interviewer:
Can you eat and drink items other than blood?

Born:
Yeah, Indeed I do. My physiology is human, and has all the needs of ahuman body, I
just have more needs than the average human.

Interviewer:
Are you ďimmortalĒ, or will you die like everything else?

Born:I
believe my soul is, but when this body wears out or is damagedenough, it will
die.

Interviewer:
So again, Hollywood was wrong.

Born:
I have a stronger immune system when Iím fed, so I can fight diseaseand heal faster.
But, enough damage will still kill me.

Interviewer:
are you still subject to blood diseases, like AIDS and HIV?

Born: Yep, indeed
we are, which is why we have to be very careful.

Interviewer:
Again, why you are careful donor wise?

Born:
Yes. It has to be someone you can trust.

Interviewer:
Do you know any other vampires who aren't as careful, or arethe ones you
know pretty careful?

Born:
The ones I know are very careful. They actually remind me to becareful a bit,
because some of them deem me as a little reckless.

Born:
Well, Iím usually so thirsty. I never get enough of the lifestyle toget sick of it.
I do get fed up with the constant cravings though.

Interviewer:
how long after feeding does the craving
usually hit?

Born:
A week at most.

Interviewer:
How long is the longest you've gone without feeding?

Born:
two months. Two months. Itís been the past two months. Iím working ona new donor though.

Interviewer:
Can you feed off people's emotions?

Born:
I can feel them, but not feed from them. Not effectively anyway.

Interviewer:
Can others feed off them?

Born:
I doubt I am the only one in the world who can. It is {psychic} vampsthat feed that
way. {Blood drinkers} only do it as a backup, to take theedge off of their
cravings.

Interviewer:
So we're talking about a whole other
spectrum here?

Born:
Indeed we are.

Interviewer:
Are there many sanguinary vampires? Or is the number fairlysmall?

Born:
in comparison to what? {Psychic} Vamps or Non-vamps?

Interviewer:
Non-vampires.

Born:
The number is pretty small. There is less than (Psychic} vamps, butthen {psychic}
Vamps can feed without people realizing it. Sometimes the{psychic) doesn't
even know they are a vampire, they just get a good feelingfrom being around
people. People only think of {blood drinkers} when theyhear the word
ďVampireĒ.

Interviewer:
Do you ever become sick of social stereotypes? I remember youmentioned it
annoyed you when people asked to be awakened.

Born:
yeah, they think I am a psychotic, merciless killer when they find outIím a vampire;
either that or a mental case.

Interviewer:
So, have you had several people fear that you were insane?

Born:
Oh, plenty of people.

Interviewer:
Have you ever undergone an evaluation?

Born:
What do you mean?

Interviewer:
Like for your mental state?

Born:
I stay away from Psychiatrists and Doctors because I feel disgusted bythe closed minded.
They would laugh at me, and classify me insane withouthearing me out
because they are afraid that what they have been taught iswrong.

Interviewer:
So, do people fear you right out? The word ďvampireĒ isintimidating
to some.

Born:
People are more afraid of what is inside their own minds then what isoutside of it.
If something they see resembles something in their mind thatscares them,
it is then that they become hysterical without even realizingwhat they are
really afraid of

Interviewer:
Have you ever had an encounter with a "vampire hunter", or beenthreatened for
being what you are?

Born:
People make idle threats all the time, but I tend to keep my vampirismaway from all
but those who I know and think can handle it.

Interviewer:
The open minded. So no one has ever come at you waving a hugepiece of wood?

Born:
If I ever met a hunter, and they tried to kill me, I would have anexcuse for self-defense.
There is no way Iím going to die for one sadloser's personal
crusade to get in god's pants.

Interviewer:
Thank you for your time. Would you like to add anything inclosing?

Born:
We are a threat to everything that people have been told. We are oneof the biggest
taboos in the world, because we cannot be easily understood.The church denounced
us as evil because they couldn't control us. We are tooopen to the real
world, not the happy little fantasy bubble they created tokeep their lower
orders in line. They claim we are to be feared? The churchrules through
fear. Fear of hell and damnation if its bidding is not done inlife. We just
chose to ignore it because we see them for who they are, andwhat they are
doing to the closed minded.